People Are Having All of the Fun With John Stamos as the Chef in The Little Mermaid
Disney recently officially announced the full cast of its live-action The Little Mermaid production, and some people have latched onto the character played by none other than John Stamos, since it appears Uncle Jesse has had a massive costume change.
Introducing @auliicravalho as Ariel@iamqueenlatifah as Ursula@direalshaggy as Sebastian@JohnStamos as Chef Louis
And @grahamphilips as Prince Eric
Can’t wait for you to join us under the sea for #TheLittleMermaidLive on ABC November 5. pic.twitter.com/66tMMgl0w2— ABC (@ABCNetwork) October 7, 2019
ABC and Disney revealed the full cast for the production on Monday. The live-action musical stars Auli’i Cravalho, the titular voice of Moana, as Ariel, with Queen Latifah as Ursula, Shaggy as Sebastian and Graham Phillips (The Good Wife, Riverdale) as Prince Eric. While the show won’t air live on ABC until Nov. 5, Stamos’ portrayal of Chef Louis has already become a flash point for online fun. The underlying question: Why does he look like that?
Using the “my therapist” meme structure, writer Alexis Nedd pointed out her fear of the Full House star’s facial expression.
my therapist: john stamos as the crab-hating french chef in abc's the little mermaid live isn't real. he can't hurt you.
john stamos as the crab-hating french chef in abc's the little mermaid live: pic.twitter.com/fv49Dm8qXf— a-hex-is dreadd 🔮 (@alexisthenedd) October 7, 2019
Others like Lucy James compared the actor’s look with Sportacus, Magnús Scheving’s character from the Icelandic children’s TV show, LazyTown.
Sportacus ran so that John Stamos could walk pic.twitter.com/GCEbWWDHD5
— Lucy James (@lucyjamesgames) October 7, 2019
Naturally, some people were simply sharing their thoughts about the fact that the man often considered one of the sexiest men alive would be made to look like a goofy chef with interesting facial hair.
WHY IS THIS SENDING ME, WHY TF DOES JOHN STAMOS LOOK LIKE THATSHEJEN pic.twitter.com/JPYRSJ9rTV
— nika (@goslngs) October 7, 2019
john stamos being casted as chef louis in the live action Little Mermaid is the funniest thing i've seen in a long time help pic.twitter.com/64fjGsRF4D
— 🎃💄😈 ♥ Mistress Mix of the Night ♥ へ( ̄︿ ̄へ) (@Miss_Mix_) October 7, 2019
who does john stamos owe? pic.twitter.com/stO2QEKkvh
— Katie La Croix™ Jo (@katiejoyofosho) October 7, 2019
ABC’s production follows Fox’s turn with Rent: Live in January.